Yersinia enterocolitica: Difference between revisions

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Background

Gram-negative bacillus
Acquired from unpasteurized milk, undercooked meat (especially pork), contaminated water
- Classic association with chitterlings

Clinical Manifestations

Incubation period of Usual incubation period:1 to 14 days
Gastroenteritis, often with pain isolated to right lower quadrant mimicking appendicitis
Concurrent pharyngitis in 20%, can can be isolated from throat swabs
Complications include hematogenous dissemination with metastatic abscesses in the liver and spleen, mesenteric adenitis, terminal ileitis, and pseudoappendicitis
Can lead to reactive arthritis and erythema nodosum

Management

Unclear if antimicrobial treatment is beneficial unless severe
Generally indicated in:
- Severe disease
- Extraintestinal disease, including meningitis, cellulitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, and endocarditis
- High risk populations, including the elderly, people with diabetes, people with cirrhosis, and immunocompromised patients
Options include ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, TMP-SMX, doxycycline, and aminoglycosides

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Yersinia enterocolitica''}}
-== Background ==
+==Background==
-* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
+*[[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
-* Acquired from unpasteurized milk, undercooked meat (especially pork), contaminated water
+*Acquired from unpasteurized milk, undercooked meat (especially pork), contaminated water
-** Classic association with chitterlings
+**Classic association with chitterlings
-== Clinical Manifestations ==
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period:1 to 14 days]]
+*Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period:1 to 14 days]]
-* [[Causes::Gastroenteritis]], often with pain isolated to right lower quadrant mimicking appendicitis
+*[[Causes::Gastroenteritis]], often with pain isolated to right lower quadrant mimicking appendicitis
-* Concurrent [[Causes::pharyngitis]] in 20%, can can be isolated from throat swabs
+*Concurrent [[Causes::pharyngitis]] in 20%, can can be isolated from throat swabs
-* Complications include hematogenous dissemination with metastatic abscesses in the [[Causes::liver abscess|liver]] and [[Causes::splenic abscess|spleen]], [[Causes::mesenteric adenitis]], [[Causes::terminal ileitis]], and [[Causes::pseudoappendicitis]]
+*Complications include hematogenous dissemination with metastatic abscesses in the [[Causes::liver abscess|liver]] and [[Causes::splenic abscess|spleen]], [[Causes::mesenteric adenitis]], [[Causes::terminal ileitis]], and [[Causes::pseudoappendicitis]]
-* Can lead to [[Causes::reactive arthritis]] and [[Causes::erythema nodosum]]
+*Can lead to [[Causes::reactive arthritis]] and [[Causes::erythema nodosum]]
-== Management ==
+==Management==
-* Unclear if antimicrobial treatment is beneficial unless severe
+*Unclear if antimicrobial treatment is beneficial unless severe
+*Generally indicated in:
-* Options include [[Is treated by::ciprofloxacin]] or [[Is treated by::ceftriaxone]]
+**Severe disease
+**Extraintestinal disease, including [[meningitis]], [[cellulitis]], [[pneumonia]], [[osteomyelitis]], and [[endocarditis]]
+**High risk populations, including the elderly, people with [[diabetes]], people with [[cirrhosis]], and immunocompromised patients
+*Options include [[Is treated by::ciprofloxacin]], [[Is treated by::ceftriaxone]], [[Is treated by::TMP-SMX]], [[Is treated by::doxycycline]], and [[Is treated by::aminoglycosides]]
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]